Registered Dental Hygienist at A-Team Dental Staffing L.L.C

Dental Hygienist Responsibilities:

• Using dental instruments to clean accretions, calcareous deposits, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums.
  
• Looking for indications of oral cancer by feeling lymph nodes under patient chins for signs of tenderness or swelling.
  
• Noting and reviewing patient medical history.
  
• Using probes to examine and locate periodontal recessed gums and other signs of gum disease.
  
• Recording dental decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentists.
  
• Maintaining dental equipment and x-ray machine.
  
• Feeling and visually examining gums for signs of disease, sores, and other dental health issues.
  
• Exposing and developing x-ray film.
  
• Sharpening and sterilizing dental instruments.
  
• Promoting preventative dental care to improve patient oral health care.
  
• Applying fluorides and other dental decay prevention agents.
  
• Working with dentists and dental assistants.
  
• Maintaining a dental hygiene program for patients.
  

• Friendly
  
• Outgoing
  
• Easy Going
  
• Down to earth
  
• Professional
  
• Reliable 
  
• Dependable
  
• Efficient 
  
• Punctual
  
• Tidy
  
• Neat
  

• Time Management
  
• Team Oriented
  
• Multi-Tasking
  

Requirements

• Associate’s degree from an accredited hygiene program.
  
• State hygiene license.
  
• Current CPR certificate.
  
• Current on Hepatitis B vaccination.
  
• Ability to administer local anesthetic agents.
  
• Able to use an x-ray machine.
  
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
  
• Comfortable using computers for a variety of tasks.
  
• Knowledgeable about oral hygiene and dental health.
  
• Laser

• Dentrix Ascend
  
• Dexis
  
• Laser
  
• Arestin
  
• Orthodontic Patients
  
• Invisalign®
  
• PPO/FFS
  

Benefits

• PTO
  
• DENTAL
  
• HOLIDAY PAY
  
• 401K